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Adios Butler: famous harness racer; Affirmed: U.S. Triple Crown winner (1978) Agnes Tachyon: Undefeated 2001 Satsuki Sho winner; Ajax: 18 consecutive race wins, before he was defeated at 1/40; Albatross: harness racer who won 59 of 71 races, and as a sire produced winners of over $130 million, including Niatross
Citation, the first racehorse to win one million dollars. rMiss Woodford was the first to earn over $100,000, in 1885. [610] In 1951, Citation became the first horse to win one million dollars. In 1979, Affirmed became the first horse to break the two million dollar barrier, [611] finishing his career with earnings of $2.3 million. Purses began ...
Rugged Lark, famous quarter horse owned by Carol Harris, in the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame; Sampson, the tallest horse ever recorded; a Shire; stood 21.25 hands (86.5 inches; 220 cm) high; Spanker was a 17th-century sire of many important horses. Thunder, Red Ryder's horse; Traveler, mascot of the University of Southern California
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The controversial list, which named Man O'War number one and Secretariat number two, was expanded into a 1999 book which included complete biographies of the horses. [2] All the horses on the list had raced in the United States except Phar Lap, [3] and a few others such as Northern Dancer, Dahlia and Miesque began their careers in another country.
But names can come from anything -- current events, a favorite pastime, a location or pop culture. In 2010, a Bleacher Report article listed its top 20 picks for the funniest racehorse names of ...
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The lists below show notable Thoroughbred horse races in various countries around the world. In countries with a grading system , the included races are normally Group or Grade 1. However, some restricted races such as the Queen's Plate in Canada are also included, and all races at the Royal Ascot festival are included because of their prestige.